Corona Extra voted World’s Favourite Beer

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - A new libido-boosting beer, which is said to be more effective than Viagra, and has an "instant" effect, has been launched in Europe. Juergen Hopf, the brewer of the erotic tonic, claims that he made the uplifting discovery by accident when machines at his automated brewery in Schoenbrunn in Bavaria, Germany, broke down.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Eight out of 10 Britons use current climatic conditions as the opening line when meeting a stranger, a new survey has found. Queueing is their another favourite habit, with 70 percent of Brits favouring to wait in line compared to some of their European neighbours who favour pushing and shoving.

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - Defence chiefs in the UK are planning a "chilled" reception for the boys returning from a tumultuous Afghanistan to their homeland after a gruelling six months, by handing them beer cans as they board the flight back home. A "Beer for the boys" campaign has been started to collect cans of lager or bitter for men and women of the returning armed forces.

August 28th, 2009 LONDON - The fizzy cola bottle has been voted Britain's favourite sweet of all time in a new survey. The fizzy bottles pushed their original cola to second place, with Rhubarbs and custards landing the third spot.

July 11th, 2009 NEW YORK - Udaipur has been named the World's Best City in a poll by Travel and Leisure magazine. The Rajasthani city is the first South Asian hotspot to get the prestigious title.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - A beer festival, called the Beer on the Wye festival, in Herefordshire had to close before time, because customers drank the bar dry. The festival, which was to run until July 5, had to close after running out of beer, cider and perry on Saturday.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - More than 1,000 years after its construction, Britain's famous Westminster Abbey is likely get a 21st century "corona", or crown, at an estimated cost of 10 million pounds. Ever since Benedictine monks first made their home at Westminster AD 960, the Abbey has been an architectural playground.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - Indian-origin entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria is to stay involved with Cobra Beer as its chairman after setting up a joint venture with an American brewer Friday to save the financially troubled company, a media report said. Molson Coors acquired the brand in Britain, where Cobra Beer is sold in 6,000 restaurants, mostly Indian curry outlets, The Times reported Saturday.

April 24th, 2009 LONDON - Since Labour came to power in Britain in 1997, it has spent an astonishing seven million pounds on wine through the Government Hospitality Unit. According to the Daily Mail, the incredible tab emerged a day after Chancellor of Exchequer Alistair Darling's Budget revealed Government borrowing of 175 billion pounds this year and a national debt of 1.4 trillion pounds within four years.

April 15th, 2009 LONDON - A brewing company in Britain has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority that its beer ad with the slogan "Take Courage My Friend" constitutes a serious breach of rules, which say alcohol cannot be seen to promote confidence. Wells and Young's brewing company has been asked to remove the billboard posters that feature a man sitting on a sofa with a can and glass of beer beside him, and a woman standing with her back to him wearing a figure-hugging dress that had its sales label still attached.

April 14th, 2009 LONDON - 'The Lark Ascending' by Ralph Vaughan Williams has maintained its top spot as the Britain's favourite piece of classical music for the third year running. In the poll conducted by Classic FM, soaring violin and orchestra piece was voted the best piece of classical music followed by his 'Fantasia' on a Theme of Thomas Tallis at the second place.

April 8th, 2009 LONDON - 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus has become America's favourite teen idol in a new poll, reports contactmusic.com. The teenage sensation, 16, has been voted the number one young star in an online survey conducted by PopEater.com, grabbing 32 per cent of the votes.

March 30th, 2009 LONDON - Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, High School Musical 3, claimed victory at the 22nd Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. A new record was set when more than 90 million voted online to choose winners for the event, which honours the year's biggest television, movie, and music acts, on March 28.

March 26th, 2009 LONDON - Claudia Schiffer certainly has a taste for her native Germany, for the supermodel travelled almost halfway across London just to stock up on her favourite Teutonic treats. The catwalk queen, who grew up in Rheinberg, near Dusseldorf, still finds herself craving for the treats of her Fatherland.

January 8th, 2009 LONDON - British football star David Beckham says he doesn't have one favourite 'goal' in his career, but quite a few. Thesun.co.uk quoted him as saying: 'I've been lucky enough in my career to score quite a few important goals and big goals.